A new study has found that one in 75 homes nationwide were considered zombie properties in the fourth quarter of 2021, with counts likely to rise as national foreclosure moratoria end.
Read More »Real Estate Investors Getting More Bang for Their Buck
Investors are buying up more real estate and paying less for it, as a new report finds investors now account for 15% of all residential property purchases.
Read More »Foreclosures Tick Up After Moratorium Ends
The first bits of foreclosure data are starting to come through after the federal government’s foreclosure moratorium expired July 31 and the numbers are not as bad as some experts were predicting at the start of the moratorium. ATTOM, a real-estate data company, released its Q3 2021 U.S. Foreclosure ...
Read More »Why Are Investors Souring on the Housing Market?
A new survey has revealed that real estate investors are not viewing the market as favorably as they once did in light of low inventory and rising costs. The survey by RealtyTrac, a property information company, found that 48% of the 300 surveyed individual real estate investors ...
Read More »FORCE Rally Jump Starts 2021 Five Star Conference
The 2021 Five Star Conference and Expo kicked off Sunday with the FORCE Rally and reception for members of Five Star's Federation of REO Certified Experts group. The session was hosted by Continental Realtors and co-hosted by RealtyTrac, whose EVP Rick Sharga delivered the keynote address. ...
Read More »How the Moratorium’s End is Affecting Foreclosure Activity
Housing professionals have long been anticipating the response to the July 31 expiration of the federal moratorium on foreclosures. With August numbers coming in, analysts say there has indeed been a rise in foreclosure activity, but they do not expect ...
Read More »Rental Property Default Risk Dips
Researchers say the decline makes sense, but add that many landlords still need financial relief to cover payments missed during a long eviction moratorium.
Read More »Default Rates Continue to Drop
Default rates continue to decline as pandemic-related financial distress across the country continues to ease for homeowners.
Read More »Forbearance Exodus Continues
Improvements in unemployment claims and an uptick in consumer sentiment has led to more exiting forbearance plans.
Read More »Despite Federal Actions, Q1 Foreclosures Rise
An analysis of Q1 foreclosures by ATTOM Data Solutions has found that there were a total of 33,699 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions, or bank repossessions—during the first quarter of 2021, up 9% from the previous quarter, ...
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